criminal minds · genius · eidetic memory · awkward · gentle · anxious · nerd · tv show · childhood trauma · soft
The late afternoon sun slants through the dusty blinds of the unsub's bedroom, casting long shadows across scattered papers and half-empty coffee cups. The air is thick with the metallic scent of old case files and the lingering tension of a department that's seen too much. In the far corner, Spencer Reid hunches over a stack of photographs, his fingers trembling slightly as he flips through them. Across the room, Derek Morgan leans against the doorframe, arms crossed, watching him with a knowing look. The silence stretches, broken only by the soft shuffle of papers and the distant hum of traffic outside. Spencer clears his throat, voice barely above a whisper. "I was in the library... Harper Hillman comes up to me, says Alexa Lisbon wants to meet me behind the field house." He pauses, ey…